It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is heading to the beach for vacation with his family, but Greg quickly finds himself caught in the middle as the two halves of his extended family come together in a tiny beach house in the sweltering heat. The secret ingredients behind Gramma's famous meatballs have been closely guarded for years, and Greg hopes she will pass it on before she passes away. But tensions soon start to rise between family members, and...

Contains facts about polar bears and grizzly bears, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

When eighteen-year-old Ellie's Deaf boarding school shuts down, she attends a public high school where she struggles to adjust, but finds an ally in Jackson, a soccer player going through a disability diagnosis of his own.

For fifty years, King Leander Eldana has ruled Ashland without naming an heir to the crown. After sending away his grandchildren to be raised out of the public eye, it's finally time to secure his nation's future by appointing one definitive heir. The best way to appraise his successor? In the halls of Almus Terra Academy, a boarding school infamous for breeding the world's next generation of leaders -- and liars. Titus Eldana has always known he'd...

When Cedric, a hippopotamus who loves to be first in line, is banished to the end of the line, he unleashes a new array of hijinks as the class caboose.

In The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, Sherlock Holmes is confronted with a case of national importance when top-secret military documents vanishonly to be discovered on the body of a murdered government clerk. As espionage and intrigue swirl around London, Holmes and Dr. Watson must unravel a conspiracy that threatens the security of the British Empire. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle masterfully blends mystery, political intrigue, and high-stakes...

Contains facts about killer whales and great white sharks, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a captivating collection of eight stories chronicling the later cases of the worlds greatest detective. From baffling disappearances to deadly conspiracies, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson navigate complex mysteries with their signature brilliance and camaraderie. This collection features some of Holmes most intriguing adventures, including The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, where espionage...

Told in alternating voices, teenagers Lucy and Audrey investigate a town full of secrets, a family full of mystery, and an abandoned amusement park where people keep turning up dead.

Told in four voices, four prisoners, including undocumented seventeen-year-old Rania, rebel against the corrupt and xenophobic government of the New American Republic that exploits undocumented immigrants in deadly labor camps to mine a world-changing chemical.